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One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second sex assault trial: lawyer

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 28). One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second sex assault trial: lawyer. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/one-charge-against-frank-stronach-dropped-ahead-of-second-sex-assault-trial-lawyer/article_377fc665-9473-533a-a567-64e8333454ee.html

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Frank Stronach's lawyer, Leora Shemesh, announced that one sexual assault charge against Stronach has been dropped ahead of his upcoming trial in Newmarket, Ontario. The charge involved a single complainant who alleged an incident in York Region in 2024. Despite this development, Stronach will still face other charges from five remaining complainants. He is currently awaiting sentencing for another conviction involving indecent assault that occurred nearly 50 years ago; however, he will not receive a jail term according to Justice Anne Molloy's ruling.
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Frank Stronach’s lawyer, Leora Shemesh, announced that one charge of sexual assault against her client has been dropped ahead of an upcoming trial in Newmarket, Ontario. This development reduces the number of charges from six to five involving five complainants. The dropped charge relates to an incident alleged by a single complainant that occurred in York Region in 2024. Stronach is still awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of indecent assault in Toronto for an encounter that took place nearly 50 years ago; however, Judge Anne Molloy has stated that he will not face jail time due to his age. The court’s decision followed a mistrial declared by Justice Molloy weeks earlier when inconsistencies were found between emails from the complainant's lawyer and her testimony during the trial. Stronach continues to deny all allegations against him.

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Newmarket Ont Ontario Superior Court Toronto York Region

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Stronach PERSON · 3× Toronto GPE · 2× Anne Molloy PERSON · 1× Frank Stronach’s PERSON · 1× Leora Shemesh PERSON · 1× Molloy PERSON · 1× Newmarket GPE · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Ontario Superior Court ORG · 1× York Region GPE · 1×

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Weeks later, Molloy declared a rare post-verdict mistrial on the sexual assault conviction after Stronach’s lawyer argued that emails from the complainant’s lawyer in a separate civil case told a story that was inconsistent with the woman’s testimony in the criminal trial.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
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One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second sex assault trial: lawyer · assertive framing
2026-10-28 · The Globe and Mail
One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second trial, lawyer says · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Frank Stronach’s lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped. asserted
charge → say → trial
Leora Shemesh says the prosecution involving one complainant in the trial set for next year has been withdrawn. asserted
prosecution → say → year
Documents filed in court showed that complainant had alleged a sexual assault took place in York Region in 2024. asserted
assault → file → 2024
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted
ARTICLE → continue → ?
The billionaire businessman, who has denied all allegations against him, will still face other charges related to five remaining complainants in the sexual assault trial. asserted
who → deny → trial
Stronach is currently awaiting sentencing after a judge in a separate Toronto trial found him guilty of indecent assault in an encounter that took place nearly 50 years ago. asserted
that → await → place
Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy has said that the 94-year-old auto parts mogul would not face a jail term. asserted
mogul → say → term
Stronach was initially found guilty in June on two charges related to separate allegations brought by two of the women in the Toronto trial. asserted
Stronach → find → trial
Weeks later, Molloy declared a rare post-verdict mistrial on the sexual assault conviction after Stronach’s lawyer argued that emails from the complainant’s lawyer in a separate civil case told a story that was inconsistent with the woman’s testimony in the criminal trial. asserted
that → declare → trial
Prosecutors have appealed the mistrial decision. asserted
Prosecutors → appeal → decision
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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